Mehreen Zahra-Malik

Islamabad

Reporter and Editor at Freelance

Reporter and Editor at Arab News Pakistan

Reporter/Editor. Pakistan Editor @arabnewspk @arabnews. Ex @reuters. Words in @nytimes @guardian @WashingtonPost @BBC etc. Alum @UWMadison @LifeAtLums.

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Pakistan tells OIC conference Israeli military actions driving Middle East instability

6 days ago | arab.news | Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Naimat Khan |Rehmat Mehsud |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday voiced alarm over escalating tensions in the Middle East, blaming Israel’s military actions in Gaza and recent strikes in Iran for deepening instability and humanitarian crisis in the region. Addressing the 51st session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reiterated his country’s condemnation of Israel’s attack on Iran.
Pakistan, Turkiye leaders vow diplomatic push to halt Israel’s military campaigns in Mideast

6 days ago | arab.news | Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Naimat Khan |Rehmat Mehsud |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday and agreed to step up diplomatic efforts to halt Israel’s military campaigns in the Middle East, as regional tensions threaten to escalate further.
Israel-Tehran conflict cripples border trade between Pakistan and Iran

6 days ago | arab.news | Naimat Khan |Usama Iqbal Khawaja |Rehmat Mehsud |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

QUETTA: The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has crippled border trade between Pakistan and Iran, transporters and traders said this week, with markets closed and dozens of trucks stranded on the Pakistani side of the border. Pakistan shares a 959-kilometer border with Iran in its southwest and the trade volume between the two countries stood at $2.8 billion in the last fiscal year that ended in June 2024, according to Pakistani state media.
Pakistan army chief calls for dialogue, diplomacy to resolve regional conflicts

1 week ago | arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Muhammad Ibrahim |Naimat Khan |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

Islamabad’s first woman to lead men’s police station takes on drug lords, land mafia /node/2605126/pakistan June 20, 2025 06:23 Islamabad’s first woman to lead men’s police station takes on drug lords, land mafia Misbah Shahbaz is SHO of Phulgran, Islamabad suburb long a magnet for drug and land-grabbing gangs Only about 3.2% of officers in Pakistani police are women, just 15,509 women out of 489,645 total ISLAMABAD: Tucked amid the dust and bustle of Islamabad’s fringes, the suburb of...
Pakistan’s second Congo virus death for 2025 confirmed in Karachi

1 week ago | arab.news | Naimat Khan |Nisar Ali |Hasaan Ali Khan |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

KARACHI: A 25-year-old fisherman has died from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Karachi, health authorities confirmed on Thursday, marking Pakistan’s second fatality from the tick-borne virus this year.
Three Pakistani schools among Top 10 finalists for World’s Best School Prizes 2025

1 week ago | arab.news | Hasaan Ali Khan |Mehreen Zahra-Malik |Ismail Dilawar |Saima Shabbir

ISLAMABAD: Three Pakistani schools have this week been named among the Top 10 finalists for the World’s Best School Prizes 2025, prestigious global awards founded by T4 Education to spotlight exceptional schools transforming education and communities. T4 Education is a global digital platform and community founded to empower teachers and schools to share best practices and drive positive change in education worldwide.
US President Trump to host Pakistan army chief at White House lunch today

1 week ago | arab.news | Saima Shabbir |Fatimah Amjad |Naimat Khan |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump will host Field Marshal General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, at a White House lunch, according to the president’s daily public schedule for today, Wednesday. The gathering comes amid heightened Middle East tensions and will be a rare direct engagement that signals a cautious thaw in ties between the two countries under Trump’s second presidency.
Pakistan Says Armed Forces Authorized To Undertake ‘Corresponding Actions’ After India Strikes

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Mehreen Zahra-Malik

6 hours agoIndia Vindicated by Pakistan ChargeIt should come as no surprise that India is feeling vindicated: The United States has finally come around to endorsing India’s view of the nefarious regional role of Pakistan’s intelligence service.
Kabul warns India, Pakistan that escalation ‘not in interest of region’

1 month ago | arab.news | SANJAY KUMAR |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government warned India and Pakistan on Wednesday that further escalation was not “in the interest of the region” after they exchanged artillery fire along their contested frontier.
Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world awaits white smoke

1 month ago | arab.news | SANJAY KUMAR |Mehreen Zahra-Malik

India urges restraint but remains ‘fully prepared’ amid tensions with Pakistan, army says /node/2599874/world May 07, 2025 16:00 India urges restraint but remains ‘fully prepared’ amid tensions with Pakistan, army says Indian strikes were ‘measured, non-escalatory, responsible’ foreign secretary says NEW DELHI: Indian forces are fully prepared to respond to any retaliation from Pakistan, an army spokeswoman said on Wednesday, after Delhi launched missile strikes on Pakistani sites that it...